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The Fundamentals of Surveying- Juniper Publishers

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 Civil Engineering Research Journal- Juniper Publishers Opinion As technology has become more accessible and mobile there is a misconception that it has the capability of producing better results and is on course to replace traditional methods. This is a discussion I have had with other adjuncts and professionals who have taught courses at City Tech. The methods we teach are applicable to first- and second-year civil engineering and construction management technology students in New York City and are currently based on traditional surveying methods. The course is an introduction to land surveying equipment and techniques and so most students are unfamiliar with the terms used to describe a plane two dimensional versus a geodetic or three-dimensional surface. At this point in their academic career they have only been exposed to plane geometry and trigonometry, so we start by describing a location as a point on a local two-dimensional grid. Then we say we want to use this point as a refe

Crack Detection using Faster R-CNN and Point Feature Matching- Juniper Publishers

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Civil Engineering Research Journal- Juniper Publishers Abstract The detection of cracks on concrete surfaces is the most important step during the inspection of concrete structures. Inspection technology utilizing drones with image processing technique has recently been applied to crack assessment to overcome the drawbacks of visual inspection. However, identification of crack location requires watching the inspection videos to exactly locate cracks. This paper proposes a fast and easy method for cracks detection which provides the inspector with photos for the inspected structure that show the crack locations, and the inspector does not need to watch any inspection video. In the beginning, the drone will take a photo for the inspection element or region (Target Image). Then the drone will start searching for cracks using Faster Region- Convolution Natural network (Faster R-CNN) algorithm which allow for real time crack detection. When drone catches crack it will take a photo for this

Assess the Effects of Leakage Current on Reinforced Concrete in a Connected Building System- Juniper Publishers

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 Civil Engineering Research Journal- Juniper Publishers Abstract Armed concrete has been used as an effective and safe German for over 50 years in industrial, commercial systems, as well as systems protection systems. Concrete acts as a suitable substrate such as many moist soils, such as an active media environment. The ability of the concrete to accelerate moisture absorption and stability, in the long run, makes the task of implementing the earth electrode, especially for dry places. Over the years, the use of the buried electrodes in the concrete has reached full maturity. The primary concerns for dealing with large currents and preventing local rapid warming and blowing up concrete supports of embedded metal conductors have been considered. However, new concerns appeared and should be addressed by industry experts. A new concern is the long - term impact of small currents on rebar corrosion and the creation of micro-cracks around concrete connections. In this paper, the long - ter